National Geographic's "Pope Francis and the New Vatican"

The people's pope

Over the course of six months, National Geographic photographer David Yoder received extraordinary access to Pope Francis and the inner workings of the Vatican. Yoder shot 68,000 photographs and saw firsthand the massive crowds that flock to Rome for a glimpse of the pope.

This week on 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley takes a look at Yoder's work, which is featured in the National Geographic book "Pope Francis and the New Vatican."

Here, a crowd surrounds Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square.

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The people's pope

Pope Francis embraces a member of the crowd during a weekly General Audience open to the public.

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The people's pope

Tens of thousands of people attend the General Audiences in St. Peter's Square, waiting for hours to see the pope.

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The people's pope

People react to the pope during a General Audience.

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The people's pope

Pope Francis blesses a visitor in a wheelchair.

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The people's pope

The open-topped Popemobile carries Pope Francis through a crowded St. Peter's Square.

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The people's pope

Pope Francis, in white cassock and zucchetto, smiles at a General Audience.

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The people's pope

Boys from the Sistine Chapel Choir stand below the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica.

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The people's pope

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome, walks in Vatican City.

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The people's pope

A gate leading to the Vatican Museum frames St. Peter's Basilica.

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The people's pope

On Christmas Day, one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar, Pope Francis delivers his 2014 "Urbi et Orbi" ["To the City and to the World"] address and blessing.

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The people's pope

Pope Francis crosses a parking lot at the back entrance of the old Santa Marta building. The dome of St. Peter's can be seen in the background.

The people's pope

The people's pope

Swiss Guards escort the president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, through the Sala Clementina in the Apostolic Palace.

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The people's pope

A lone Swiss Guard patrols Bernini's Scala Regia, the monumental staircase connecting the Apostolic Palace with the basilica. Now that the pope no longer lives in the palace, the corridors carry much less pedestrian traffic.